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Should FRA remain in the Trials?

Yes
53%
 53%  [ 49 ]
No
46%
 46%  [ 42 ]

Total Votes : 91
 

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[EverymanHYBRID] Deciding FRA's Fate
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alejlujah
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agreatdivorce wrote:
I think we should go ahead and accept one thing:

HABIT is like the Joker. There is no way of not playing into his hands.


QFT. Also, you are correct, dinorobo.

As for JustAQ, I'm one of the cowards you called out. I thought for a very long time about my decision which also involved PMing around and several hours worth of discussion and hemming and hawing. Thus far, no one has died IG for the reason of being out of the trials, so I'm not sure where your dramatics are coming from. Also, I'm not sure where it says we have an obligation to post our every decision on uF. I apologize if I'm a bit snippy, but from an IG PoV, we went with what appeared to be the option more likely to guarantee his safety, even though his creativity with the rules might still get him into trouble. Still, better to be voted out then to have HABIT after him specifically for breaking the rules. At least, there was my reasoning, and you can take it or leave it.

Sorry, I'm just not a fan of this kind of vitriol....

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 		In the same way you could argue that HABIT predicted that the rabbits would be angry that FRA was so clever and hated his videos although they were acceptable. FRA pulled some ballsy stuff and pissed off a lot of people. A way to surprise HABIT would have been to keep him in the game, as he was sure to win. HABIT, if he really is all of mankind's bad habits, is the manifestation of the boasting, arrogant, self-righteous animal that causes men to trample down people who have greater ability than themselves.

I agree though, there is nothing to be done. The game will continue down whatever track it was meant to. The only way to have changed it would be to act in a way contrary to what was expected. The rabbits voted predictably and nothing will change.
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JustAQ wrote:
In the same way you could argue that HABIT predicted that the rabbits would be angry that FRA was so clever and hated his videos although they were acceptable. FRA pulled some ballsy stuff and pissed off a lot of people. A way to surprise HABIT would have been to keep him in the game, as he was sure to win. HABIT, if he really is all of mankind's bad habits, is the manifestation of the boasting, arrogant, self-righteous animal that causes men to trample down people who have greater ability than themselves.

I agree though, there is nothing to be done. The game will continue down whatever track it was meant to. The only way to have changed it would be to act in a way contrary to what was expected. The rabbits voted predictably and nothing will change.


Please. This game hasn't gone according to HABIT's "expectations" from square one. The entire point of this tournament was to show how terrible human beings are, and yet, from the very beginning we organized, and we collaborated, and we got. shit. done. That shouldn't have ever happened if we were just a bunch of scared Rabbits.

You have no authority to call anyone a coward.
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 		OBJECTION, DELTA.

I have no dick.
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JustAQ wrote:
In the same way you could argue that HABIT predicted that the rabbits would be angry that FRA was so clever and hated his videos although they were acceptable. FRA pulled some ballsy stuff and pissed off a lot of people. A way to surprise HABIT would have been to keep him in the game, as he was sure to win. HABIT, if he really is all of mankind's bad habits, is the manifestation of the boasting, arrogant, self-righteous animal that causes men to trample down people who have greater ability than themselves.

I agree though, there is nothing to be done. The game will continue down whatever track it was meant to. The only way to have changed it would be to act in a way contrary to what was expected. The rabbits voted predictably and nothing will change.


Okay, seriously? Chill out. They didn't vote off Neil Patrick Harris. They voted off a thirty-year-old nobody who made shitty videos and trolled to get what he wanted. Sure, the guy deserves a Darwin Award, but stupid people do stupid things that get them kicked from a game. Forgive me if I'm not exactly sympathetic.

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agreatdivorce wrote:
I think we should go ahead and accept one thing:

HABIT is like the Joker. There is no way of not playing into his hands.


Also, I disagree with this. The entire point of the Joker is that he has no plan whatsoever, and just goes with the flow. Effectively, what you mean is that HABIT is like Batman.
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Dixie_Wolf wrote:
OBJECTION, DELTA.

I have no dick.


...what happened to the jar? Did you lose it in the move?
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Cougar Draven wrote:
Effectively, what you mean is that HABIT is like Batman.

A timid, passive-aggressive Batman.

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zbeeblebrox wrote:
Cougar Draven wrote:
Effectively, what you mean is that HABIT is like Batman.

A timid, passive-aggressive Batman.


That is possibly the most hilarious mental image I've had for /weeks/. Thanks. Laughing
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JustAQ wrote:
In the same way you could argue that HABIT predicted that the rabbits would be angry that FRA was so clever and hated his videos although they were acceptable. FRA pulled some ballsy stuff and pissed off a lot of people. A way to surprise HABIT would have been to keep him in the game, as he was sure to win. HABIT, if he really is all of mankind's bad habits, is the manifestation of the boasting, arrogant, self-righteous animal that causes men to trample down people who have greater ability than themselves.

I agree though, there is nothing to be done. The game will continue down whatever track it was meant to. The only way to have changed it would be to act in a way contrary to what was expected. The rabbits voted predictably and nothing will change.


Just highlighting some choice moments of your little post. Look mate, I don't care that FRA makes you moist, fact of the matter is, you're making Captain Goon (You're welcome) a fuckin' Messiah, and that weirds me out.

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zbeeblebrox wrote:
Cougar Draven wrote:
Effectively, what you mean is that HABIT is like Batman.

A timid, passive-aggressive Batman.


Now I have the Rake and HABIT in my head doing a "Baman & Piderman" type of show.
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SolDL wrote:
JustAQ wrote:
In the same way you could argue that HABIT predicted that the rabbits would be angry that FRA was so clever and hated his videos although they were acceptable. FRA pulled some ballsy stuff and pissed off a lot of people. A way to surprise HABIT would have been to keep him in the game, as he was sure to win. HABIT, if he really is all of mankind's bad habits, is the manifestation of the boasting, arrogant, self-righteous animal that causes men to trample down people who have greater ability than themselves.

I agree though, there is nothing to be done. The game will continue down whatever track it was meant to. The only way to have changed it would be to act in a way contrary to what was expected. The rabbits voted predictably and nothing will change.


Just highlighting some choice moments of your little post. Look mate, I don't care that FRA makes you moist, fact of the matter is, you're making Captain Goon (You're welcome) a fuckin' Messiah, and that weirds me out.


I'm tempted to go to SB and officially pass along the name change request. For the lulz.
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SolDL wrote:
JustAQ wrote:
In the same way you could argue that HABIT predicted that the rabbits would be angry that FRA was so clever and hated his videos although they were acceptable. FRA pulled some ballsy stuff and pissed off a lot of people. A way to surprise HABIT would have been to keep him in the game, as he was sure to win. HABIT, if he really is all of mankind's bad habits, is the manifestation of the boasting, arrogant, self-righteous animal that causes men to trample down people who have greater ability than themselves.

I agree though, there is nothing to be done. The game will continue down whatever track it was meant to. The only way to have changed it would be to act in a way contrary to what was expected. The rabbits voted predictably and nothing will change.


Just highlighting some choice moments of your little post. Look mate, I don't care that FRA makes you moist, fact of the matter is, you're making Captain Goon (You're welcome) a fuckin' Messiah, and that weirds me out.


As for cleverness and greater ability, FRA was able to make his videos according to the rules without doing anything truly terrible. He was creative enough to find ways to stay in the trials without ruining his life when HABIT's whole purpose seems to be dehumanization of the rabbits.

As for the winning, that's someone else's assertion and I happen to agree. If FRA was able to skirt the rules in every other trial, what's to say that he wouldn't figure out something.

As a side note, FRA is anti-sex. While I admire his trollin' brilliance I can't stand baldies or mustaches.
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 		FRA put his spot in the trials up for a vote even though he knew he would lose. He didn't have to do that. You guys (who dislike him) got what you wanted, and yet you're still upset with him.

I'm not sure I understand.

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 		It's simply a matter of opinion. If you're focused solely on the trials, sure, FRA's actions might be exciting, but to me they were an afterthought compared to what else is going on. I thought his recent videos were well-shot, to his credit, but the trials are not the primary thing on my radar since the new year. This is an ARG - it's not Marble Hornets, which is almost 100% nothing but videos and zero interaction, and that's fine, but it's not the same as this. It doesn't have to be Marble Hornets, either; there are no rules. By contrast to MH - which I still find excellent - EMH has a fairly substantial interactive element to work through. Outside of the trials, which were strictly regimented and parceled out, FRA did not work with that interactive element. That's not to disparage him, it's simply the facts. I'm not angry with him, I don't know him personally so there is no beef, but nor am I going to pretend I found him the soul of fun or innovation. Compared to what else was going on, he barely registered with me. We had more important things to deal with. We probably could've used his help on Pale Fire.
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